Activities/Restaurants In/Near Sanibel

[sarahsas]

We are staying in Sanibel for 7 days. We are renting a condo and will have a car. Some of our time will be spent just laying on the beach, taking walks, shelling, etc. But we'd love to explore other things in the area.

We're thinking of going to the Everglades and to Venice for shark teeth hunting. Any suggestions of any other things or tours?

We're also interested in restaurant recs in the area. It's been years since I've been there. My H eats anything but I'm a vegetarian (no fish).

[AAM2012]

Apr 12, 2014 14:30:00 GMT -5 sarahsas said:

We are staying in Sanibel for 7 days. We are renting a condo and will have a car. Some of our time will be spent just laying on the beach, taking walks, shelling, etc. But we'd love to explore other things in the area.

We're thinking of going to the Everglades and to Venice for shark teeth hunting. Any suggestions of any other things or tours?

We're also interested in restaurant recs in the area. It's been years since I've been there. My H eats anything but I'm a vegetarian (no fish).

Everglades is a fairly far trip (IMO). Some things that I recommend:

-Ding darling: www.dingdarlingsociety.org/

-Botanical gardens: sanibelmoorings.com/gardens/#lnk_aboutgardens

-Naples: lots of shopping and beach things to do

-Renting a bike or Segway to go around the island

-Canoe/kayaking

-Cayo Costa: have to take a ferry to get there

Some other things to do in the area:

-Edison/Ford home: www.edisonfordwinterestates.org/

-Calusa Nature center, I haven't been there in years but it used to be great for kids (not sure if you have kids): calusanature.org

-Koreshan state park--nice and easy hiking trails with historical stuff. Pretty interesting. www.floridastateparks.org/koreshan

-Shopping: Tanger Outlets and Miromar Outlets are nearby